#trans book recs

[thetransfemininereview]

As the clock strikes midnight at the dawn of Halloween, I come bearing spooky books! Check out these cool recs for horror and paranormal novels by transfeminine authors that'll make your day a little darker 🖤

[coffin-flop]

i found this on canva and totally forgot I made it at some point. so here's a list of some of my personal fave authors who use they/them, neo, or multiple pronouns :3

Aiden Thomas

Rivers Solomon

Emery Lee

Anna-Marie (A-M) McLemore

Sarah Gailey

Akwaeke Emezi

(the links lead to author's website or wikipedia page, depending)

[golden-heretic]

trans rights are human rights

#transrightsreadathon tbr & recommendations 🩷 💙 💜

[beka-tiddalik]

Hiya! You reblog the occasional (very good) humans are space orcs type posts and short stories, and If I remember correctly, you also write some! You also have good taste in stories, so I was hoping I could ask for some advice?

I have a friend who wants to start dipping his toes into scifi after years of reading only fanfic/manwha, and he's asked for some recommendations for scifi where the mc (or secondary mc) is trans. I was wondering if you had any recommendations? Webseries or actual novel is also fine ^-^ Thank you!!

Thanks :)

I honestly haven't had a lot of time to read fiction in a while, but can't go wrong with Murderbot Chronicles.

I also liked Space Opera by Cat Valente (MC self identifies as gendersplat) but the prose is a bit your mileage may vary at times.

For a more YA fantasy vibe: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas was fun

If your friend is up for something historical I also liked a short story by KJ Charles called the Rat Catcher's daughter.

[arson-the-ace]

The Sunbearer Trials and it's sequel, Celestial Monsters, has a gay trans guy as the man character and has, not counting Teo, like at least three other trans characters, two to which are nonbinary and a trans girl. Cemetery Boys, by the same author, Aiden Thomas, also has a gay trans boy as the main character. Highly recommend

Hi folks, I'm looking for media suggestions. Not specific on what kind of media, just anything. I just want it to have a trans guy in it who isn't background or filler, like he needs to be important.

I'd be even more interested if there are other trans people in the story too and it's not just a single trans guy.

(I already know about dead end paranormal park)

[ben-learns-smth]

link to the carrd with more info and a sign up link (graphics are by @transrightsreadathon on instagram)

Trans Rights Readathon 2025 - March 21st-31st

I learned about this last year and I'm happy it's happening again this year! let's read some books by trans & genderqueer authors together!

apart from reading you can participate by

donating to an organisation who push fot trans rights (especially small local groups!) or individual fundraisers to support a local trans/genderqueer person

amplifying trans & genderqueer voices by posting about which books by trans & genderqueer authors you read and leaving reviews (and positive comments on publisher's posts about releases)

buying your books by trans & genderqueer authors from queer indie bookshops or directly from the authors

[queerliblib]

Trans Rights Read-a-thon 2025 !! 📚🏳️‍⚧️

March 21st-31st is the trans rights read-a-thon, and we’re highlighting a few trans books that are ALWAYS AVAILABLE to checkout from the Queer Liberation Library! that’s right, an unlimited number of people can read these at the same time - no wait, no holds!

first up: we’ve got My Body is Distant by Paige Maylott,

"Part trans woman's coming-out story and part heartfelt romance, My Body Is Distant follows Paige from a childhood obsession with the 1980s game Zork, through a health crisis and divorce, to, ultimately, an affirmation of authenticity and self-love."

[littlestpersimmon]

"To turn a man into a woman and a woman into a man are yours, Inana"

A Hymn to Inanna (Lines 115-131)

[noahhawthorneauthor]

It's Women's History Month, and I'm over here collecting trans femme gems like it's my job. I have The Dawnhounds, and I'm looking forward to checking out more of these.

[vee-dmsr]

— Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin

[librarycards]

hi, do you happen to have any writings about gender written by transfem butches and/or transfem poc that you'd recommend?

Yes! first, I recommend checking out this post, where I recommend / crowdsource some readings on butch trans womanhood / TMA subjectivity. I also highly recommend Emi Koyama's blog/body of work, b. binaohan's numerous writings and books, and the Trans Woman Writer's Collective (founded by Jamie Berrout, a powerhouse author/editor in her own right). My friend Valerie (@grimesapologist) has an excellent pamphlet out with them!

Some transfem/trans woman/TMA (acknowledging that there is as much variation in gender among TMA people as TME people, though the former group are systemically foreclosed from gender creativity in ways TME people are, within queer and trans circles, marginally permitted) writers of color I recommend include

micha cárdenas

Meredith Talusan

Vivek Shraya

jia qing wilson-yang

Ryka Aoki

Jules Gill-Peterson

Kai Cheng Thom

Trish Salah

[I've linked to my personal favorite/most influential work by most of the listed authors]

There are some great, relevant readings in the anthology Trap Door: Trans Cultural Projection and the Politics of Visibility. Lastly, this paper, A Tranifesto For the Dolls in Transgender Studies Quarterly is something of a who's who in this cohort of junior scholars in trans/feminist of color theory. Very exciting piece based off a very exciting conference roundtable that I actually attended back in 2022!

hope this helps :)

[ninawolv3rina]

Looking for something to read this Trans Rights Readathon? Want to support trans authors? You can get up to 73 stories by trans authors for $30 on itchio with this fantastic bundle from today through March 31st!

You can get it here!

[haveyoureadthistransbook]

Happy Trans Rights Readathon! I hope if you participate you have already been able to read some interesting trans literature or that you have some interesting reads already picked out!

A lot of authors are putting their works on sale/for free to celebrate and I wanted to start a list of the ones I was able to find. Under a cut, so I can adjust the list and add more :)

Silver Blood by T.L. Morgan (25% off)

Other works by T.L. Morgan (free)

Beyond Bringers by V (75% off)

Waking Pan by Nico Silver (75% off)

From the Inside by Sophia Turner (80% off)

The Essence of the Eye by Jemma Topaz (20% off - technically a preorder sale, but runs through trr - or you can get both books for $6.99)

Kithbooks (free)

Psychopomps by Alex DiFrancesco (free)

Mae Murray's books (free)

All The Hearts You Eat Audiobook by Hailey Piper ($2.99, US only)

Trans Sci-Fi books by Kay F. Atkinson ($5 for 2 books & 3 short stories)

Polenth Blake Sale ($10 for 4 books)

Stories for the Trans Rights Readathon Bundle ($20 for 46 books, $30 for 73!)

tRaum's Fvk amzn sale ($20 for 14 books)

Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan (-25% for ebook or audiobook, -30% for both)

Short Stories by Dani Finn ($2 for 4 short stories)

Trans Horror Romance and Horror Erotica Bundle ($30 for 41 books)

Last Minute Trans Rights Readathon ($18 for 19 books)

Trans Rights Readathon by Ellen Mellor (free)

SFF Books For Trans Day of Visibility ($40 for 38 books)

[duckprintspress]

Celebrate Trans Authors and Trans Characters this Transgender Awareness Week!

Happy Transgender Awareness Week everyone!! We asked our rec list contributors for their favorite books with trans characters or by trans authors, and the result is this list of 20 awesome books, all with trans characters (though some open to interpretation) and most by trans authors! This adds to the list of 11 books we did for Transgender Awareness Week last year. The contributors to this list are: Linnea Peterson, S. J. Ralston, Nina Waters and Shannon.

May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor

Acting the Part by Z.R. Ellor

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows

Dreadnought by April Daniels

The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist by Ben Barres

Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing

Deadendia: The Watcher’s Test by Hamish Steele

Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier & Val Wise

The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl by Emily Riesbeck

Kim & Kim by Magdalene Visaggio & Eva Cabrera

Submerged by Vita Ayala

Rules For Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore

Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore

The Prospects by KT Hoffman

Brooms by Jasmine Walls

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Free From Falling by E.L. Massey

What are your favorite books by trans authors and/or starring trans characters?

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[yourfavebooklrsfavebooklr]

8 amazing trans books for trans day of visibility!

[haridraws]

This week is the release of @tjalexandernyc ’s extremely fun new queer romance A Gentleman’s Gentleman (The Earl Meets his Match in the UK).

I think it's honestly my favourite trans regency romance I've read (that I did not write myself lol) and I devoured it in a couple of sittings, so I was just really pleased to be hired to draw the characters for some promotional art they used on postcards. Dream job tbh, and really rec if you want a fun queer romance read to bolster you through grim times.